Temperature compensating mechanism for positioning of a magnetic head of a magnetic disk drive

摘要

This invention relates to a thermal compensation mechanism for positioning a read/write head relative to a magnetic disk surface in a magnetic disk apparatus using a band drive head actuator. The thermal compensation mechanism for a misposition of the head (3) is incorporated in a band connecting structure which comprises a metal band (11), and spring (12) and (13), and which connects a stepper motor pulley (10) to a head actuator arm (4). In this mechanism, the thermal compensation is accomplished by chosing spring coefficients of the springs (12) and (13) which generate compensatory force due to relative change in length between the band (11) and a spring support (9) which is secured to both ends of band (11) through the springs (12) and (13). One of the springs (12) and (13) may be bimetal.